Bolen looked at Lu Yuan.
"I don't know the exact direction of your Knowledge Path, but your aura tells me you've dealt with Eerie things quite a few times. That kind of experience and constitution is actually an advantage in Eerie Inscription Studies."
"And..."
Bolen raised one finger.
"Eerie Inscription Studies don't require you to spend huge amounts of time studying relics, nor do they require you to stay tied to one place. What it needs is the accumulation of materials and real combat."
"You're a Night Watcher."
There was an obvious implication in the old man's tone.
"What you lack is precisely not opportunities to deal with Eerie things."
Lu Yuan fell silent.
Four directions.
Weapon Inscription Studies—eliminated. It was better to pay someone else to make things than make them himself.
Large-Scale Inscription Studies—going deeper would trigger a knowledge curse and lock off Forbidden Studies. Eliminated.
Ancient Inscription Studies—he had some foundation and could reach Third Order.
He could inscribe on knowledge-dense vessels, but it would bind him to Bronze City, and he would be unable to leave.
Eerie Inscription Studies—a branch within a branch, not favored by the mainstream.
But his aura was compatible with it, and he lacked neither materials nor practical combat.
Bolen leaned back in his chair.
"Of course, that's just my opinion. Think it over yourself."
Lu Yuan put the stone slab back into his pocket and stood.
"Thanks, Bolen."
"Don't be in such a hurry."
Bolen called after him.
"No matter which one you choose, you'd better think one thing through first."
Lu Yuan stopped.
"You're only studying Inscription Studies on the side. Your main path is Knowledge Transcendent. When choosing a direction, don't choose one that conflicts with your main path, and don't choose one that will tie you down for